This is an archive of the "Reading Comprehension" (set ab) educational program published by Dorsett Educational Systems, Inc. in 1982. This was originally packaged as a set of 8 cassette tapes for use with Atari 400 and 800 computers and the Educational System Master Cartridge.
The "raw recordings" directory contains the unaltered recordings from cassette, one file per tape, with both sides of each tape in the same file. You probably don't want to use this folder.
The main files (ab1 through ab16) are likely the versions you want to use with your Atari or emulator. These have been split into 16 files (one per tape side). The audio levels have had their volume normalized, as well as any pops and clicks removed, and subsequently repaired on the data tracks. Each tape has been verified to work on the Altirra emulator.
Finally, photos of the cassette tapes are included.
This is the only set that we have that included a set of quizzes on paper, along with an answer key. (These certainly may have been published for other lessons, too, but we haven't seem them.)
Album: Reading Comprehension (Ab)
Original Format: Atari Educational System (Dorsett Talk & Teach)
Digital Format: Microsoft WAV, 2 channel, 16-bit 44100Hz sample rate
Tracks:
Ab1The Story of Boo
Ab2The Horse Gentler
Ab3Edward P. McCabe: Pioneer
Ab4Our Dog Skippy
Ab5Eor, the Missing Boa
Ab6The Electric Car
Ab7Althea Gibson, Tennis Champ
Ab8The Chickasaw Nation
Ab9The Ghost of Raymond Hill
Ab10The Train Set
Ab11Sleep: The Body's Mystery
Ab12The Buffalo Soldiers
Ab13The Great Ostrich Race
Ab14Basketball Magicians
Ab15Lost Gold
Ab16Grandma's World
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